Pete Alonso and Darryl Strawberry. Darryl Strawberry and Pete Alonso. It has a nice ring to the current Mets first baseman.

Pete Alonso has hit his 252nd career home run, tying the New York Mets record held by Darryl Strawberry for 37 years ...

All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso tied Darryl Strawberry for the all-time lead in home runs in New York Mets history, and ...

Pete Alonso tied Darryl Strawberry atop the New York Mets' all-time home run list Saturday night, when the slugging first ...

Pete Alonso hit his 252nd career home run Saturday night, tying the New York Mets record held by Darryl Strawberry for 37 ...

Pete Alonso is one step closer towards immortalizing himself in New York Mets history. During the Mets' second game of their three-game series against the Milwa ...

Nearly 50 miles from Citi Field, without a baseball or hot dog in sight, rows of people stood and cheered for former Mets slugger Darryl Strawberry on Sunday in a Holtsville church. Strawberry ...

That season, Wright became a member of the elusive 30-30 club when he clubbed 30 home runs, joining Johnson and legend Darryl Strawberry as the only Mets players to do it at the time; shortstop ...

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In addition to his elite power (247 career home runs, just six behind Darryl Strawberry for the Mets' franchise record), Alonso has been renowned for his durability; the slugger had played in 946 ...

Because retiring a number has, over the years, become a more common event, it would be no surprise if the Mets had someone else join David Wright and Co. for that honor.